Login HereThey speak for me, too. Thank you, Senator Dodd!
If you want to say thanks, please take some time today to send out FAXES to Senators asking them to vote NO on Sen. McConnell's FISA cloture motion on Monday. Tell them to stand up for the rule of law.
And let them know that you'll be watching how they vote, and taking it into account the next time you cast a vote of your own.
(Huge thank you to RagingGurrl and JayAckroyd for getting us this video. Awesome job. You can also put up your own video on YouTube to say thanks as a comment to the one embedded here. )
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missed it by that much!
I just posted this downstairs and it’s still on topic
you know, someone should do some research on how these telecoms are doing in their investments
it will be very interesting if their investments coincide with events that occurred soon after
for instance, did they get out of the subrime investment funds before the crap hit the fan?
for instance, are they invested in haliburton?
for instance, did they short the dollar right when cheney did?
be a good project and timeline
don’t forget, illegal listening gives them the prospect of gathering information for themselves they wouldn’t otherwise be able to gather
they could find what laws will be passed, what regulations would be rescinded, what laws would not be passed
they would be able to play the market accordingly
this is more then spying on you and me, it’s stealing
It is nice to see someone speak for us.
I remember donating to Claire McCaskill’s campaign.
Hooray for Chris Dodd!
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Faxing done.
they took the video down.
Double click the YouTube and view it that way…. I got the same message
my bad…it was an error message that said that…But I got it to come up.
sorry.
Watching the Vid now…
All of us who believe in the Constitution and Rule of Law owe Senator Dodd our thanks and support for his courage to stand for and with the people. Courage is only shown when a person takes a stand.
I hope some of his courage rubs off on Senator Reid.
Thank you Dodd and NY Roots!
Thank you Senator Dodd! As for some other senators, Naomi Wolf has something to say about them. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.....83322.html
this is great!
thank you
John Edwards is doing the heavy lifting for the progrssive side of Dems as his message was adopted by Obama as his own in his victory speech. Yeah keep supporting John Edwards he is carrying our luggage!!!
Chris Dodd gets a check from me to help with his campaign debt same with Dennis, Edwards and Payson. Edwards could step up to the FISA plate and make a hit (he could get some cheap press for that on cspan) now as does Barack and HRC. Judge Roberts want an answer from Bushco on the missing tapes and maybe three other judges. It is not going away.
I’d love to see Reid grow a spine - what are the chances of that happening?
just a quick drive by to say thank you to senator dodd, the new york group, AND CHRISTY!
i was planning on calling and leaving messages in voice mail boxes tonight (i still owe ES 50 calls from december - i promised to make 100, and only got half way through), but will send some faxes if that’s the thing to do.
just a reminder… depending on how folks are faxing, here is the link to the vCards for importing into address books / email programs on pcs, macs and some smart phones (*)
senate
house (for future reference).
…. catch you all tomorrow for the fireworks!
(*) thanks especially to newtonusr for his help with these.
from your article:
wow! thanks for the link yellowsnapdragon, great read
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just a quick drive by to say thank you to senator dodd, the new york group, AND CHRISTY!
i was planning on calling and leaving messages in voice mail boxes tonight (i still owe ES 50 calls from december - i promised to make 100, and only got half way through), but will send some faxes if that’s the thing to do.
just a reminder… depending on how folks are faxing, here is the link to the vCards for importing into address books / email programs on pcs, macs and some smart phones (*)
senate
house (for future reference).
…. catch you all tomorrow for the fireworks!
(*) thanks especially to newtonusr for his help with these.
OT - Romney seems to have been found to be cheating on the Rethug TV debate on MSNBC (ear piece advice heard on tape, with split second later Romney response). Remember Bush’s back “bulge” and related questions in the Kerry debate, this is much the same. It would be nice to be able to insist that our politicians at least not cheat in their debates.
http://journals.democraticunde…..wanson/327
from your article:
wow! thanks for the link yellowsnapdragon, great read
from your article:
wow! thanks for the link yellowsnapdragon, great read
OT, but does anyone in the Los Angeles area know how to get tickets to Thursday’s debate at the Kodak? I suspect that its only for big DNC donors, but that’s a pretty good sized theater.
Are the comments working again?
hmmm. why can’t I post? I’m posting a huge sibel edmunds story breaking worldwide at www.bradblog.com
US selling nuclear secrets to pakistan, etc.
I swear I am not making this up: When I woke up this morning, I was having a dream about FISA, with Nancy Pelosi and another congressman whose identity I don’t remember. And even though his success has kept this alive long enough to permeate my consciousness to this degree, I still thank Senator Dodd! *g*
www.bradblog.com
Sibel Edmonds, the former FBI translator who has been under a Bush administration gag order for the past 5 years, has now begun to disclose some of the classified information she has been prohibited from revealing.
“A WHISTLEBLOWER has made a series of extraordinary claims about how corrupt government officials allowed Pakistan and other states to steal nuclear weapons secrets,” reports Great Britain’s Sunday Times in the lede of their front page exclusive, headlined “For sale: West’s deadly nuclear secrets.”
In the article, just filed tonight, Edmonds reveals details overheard on wiretaps she translated during her time at the FBI, just after 9/11. Her disclosures to the Times reveal a maze of nuclear black market espionage involving U.S. Defense and State Department officials, that resulted in the sale and propagation of nuclear secrets to Turkish and Israeli interests. In turn, that information was then sold to Pakistan and used by A.Q. Kahn for development of nuclear weapons. The secrets were subsequently proliferated to Iran, Libya, North Korea, and potentially al-Qaeda’s Osama bin Laden, just weeks prior to September 11th, 2001.
The explosive allegations, shared with the Sunday Times over the last several weeks, follow on the heels of two reports published late last year by The BRAD BLOG, based on our own exclusive interviews with Edmonds.
There’s even a plame angle:
● Blogger Joseph Cannon describes the piece as a “BOMBSHELL!” and offers additional details on Pakistan’s ISI chief Mahmoud Ahmad — who is central to the Times story, and Edmonds allegations — including his relationship to both al-Qaeda, and a very cozy relationship with the neo-Cons in D.C. Writes Cannon:
Get the picture? Valerie Plame was trying to stop Khan in his tracks. But Armitage stopped Valerie Plame in her tracks. Armitage and his neocon comrades are good buddies with Mehmood Ahmad, who was engineering this trade in nukes.
● And, speaking of the Plame angle, her former CIA classmate, former CIA analyst Larry Johnson of NoQuarter notes this, about Edmonds claims of payoffs to Grossman, Hastert and others, in his coverage this morning:
The role that foreign money and intelligence officers have played in U.S. politics is not a Sibel Edmonds fantasy. The woman is simply trying to tell folks what she heard. This matter needs to be investigated. I do not believe that Sibel is making up what she heard.
UPDATE 1:14pm PT: Further reaction from the ’sphere…
● Our friend, RAW STORY investigative journalist, Larisa Alexandrovna, a longtime expert on this particular foreign affairs/nuclear black market beat, adds some thoughts and details on her at-Largely blog (and also cross-posted to Huffington Post.)
Don’t miss Jane Hamsher and on Sam Seder’s radio show, which has started.
I’d like to see Pelosi, Reid, HRC and Obama grow a spine. It’s time for new leadership. Throw the bums out.
We like Edwards.
And as for Dodd? He da man.
I could not get in again. Instead of FDL, World Press pops up wanting all kinds of information. What’s that about? I went through Firefox and Safari. Same results. Very strange.
They are having server issues. So it’s not you. :)
No time for spines. Too busy not impeaching.
I don’t know what HRC and Obama are. But I know what they are not. They are not progressives, or for that matter, they’re not even real Domocrats.
RGB… have any hair left after today?
It’s all still there but getting greyer by the minute.
Hillary Clinton: ‘I vote for war’. Obama: I am inclined to like Reagan and bipartisanship’. Pelosi: I am the decider. Reagardless of the rule of law, impeachment is off the table’. And as for Reid? Good gawd.
Just wanted you to know I was thinking of you….during this difficult time
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Some might argue that what’s need is an administration of castor oil to the Democratic “Leadership”.
Could it be outside interference? Say, The NSA or Telcoms trying to derail our FISA endeavors…? ;-)
No.
Just checking… 8-)
Too much freedom is obviously not good for us.
Our local DFA website is also down …. must be a wordpress issue
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.
*g*
Let’s keep this just between us, OK?
Oh, I’m gonna let them know I am watching their vote. That’s a fact.
Was jane on already?
No. I believe Jane will be on in the next hour. Along with Glenn Greenwald!
People can listen at www.airamerica.com or watch the Sammy Cam here:
http://www.samsedershow.com/YKCam
AP - Democratic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts will endorse Senate colleague Barack Obama for president, party officials confirmed Sunday.
very cool. cute screener too.
Yes! :) That is Lauren Kirchner.
http://www.236.com/blog/w/laur.....s_3792.php
I dearly feel affection for my Nevada neighbors and the tremendous effort they made for the Democratic Party. They work hard, give their all and volunteer whenever and whereever they are needed. Does the party deserve them?
Their reason for not voting for Edwards was because “he wasn’t viable”. They heard it over and over from the party heavies. So they went with either Obama or Clinton. They admitted they liked Edwards better.
Those of us who stood in the Edwards camp explained to them over and over that it is about the delegates. If they believe in Edwards, give him the delegates. Blank stare.
I was asked why I didn’t support Hillary. Actually I had a litany of responses but to keep it simple I summed it up to her choice of advisors - too many NeoCons and NeoCon sympathizers. I was told there are no NeoCons in the Democratic Party.
Many of them waited until the night before caucus to do “research” on the Internet on candidate positions. The research turned out to be a test they took that told them what candidates best suited their position: interested, somewhat interested, not interested. And on this they selected a candidate. If not, they remained uncommitted the first round checking out which neighbors went where and made their decision on the second round accordingly. These are mostly upper middle class white folks with a sprinkling of “other”.
These are the people with the leisure time, monetary means, education and access to everything who show a limited grasp or interest in issues. My conclusion is only a few ever make real change. The rest are satisfied with creature comforts and status quo. They all considered themselves well informed.
Isn’t it cool that the BoSox will play in Tokyo…! ;-)
very cool sedar show links. how im the guy? over commercials, he takes ims. very cool and you miss the commercials.
A little odd yesterday was the appearance of an add FOR Lindsey Graham on this site…as if that would be very effective here.
BTW The elder Cheney child has abandoned
ReaganThompson and is now signalling that the Neo-Cons favorite is now Mitt.Romney Receives Cheney “support”
Thank you, Ron! Airamerica keeps cutting out on me, but SammyCam is hanging in there.
Ha ha, he he, ho ho… They’re coming to take me away…! 8-)
Just got done sending my faxes. FYI, the numbers for Kohl on Christy’s list are transposed; his fax # is 202-224-9787 and his phone # is 202-224-5653. I could not find a fax number for Debbie Stabenow. The number listed on Christy’s list is the number her website lists as her phone number. Could only find a fax # for her campaign in MI.
Man, that’s sad. Pitiful.
I talk to people who really are passionate about issues. But voting and politics? No no. That’s “boring, hard and I don’t follow it.”
Well, that’s how I feel about football.
I need a softer desk to bang my head on.
This explains how to IM Sam. I haven’t tried it, so I don’t know if it works.
http://samsedershow.com/node/2109
Wow, I copy/pasted Kohl’s number directly off of his Senate webpage. I wonder if they are all like that - after the problem we had the other day with transposed numbers.
1,739 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…
Citizen Kiddo and the Firepup Freedom Fighters:
Thanx for the update…if Kennedy is endorsin’ O’Lieberman, I’m holdin’ out hope that the next few weeks will see an effort on the part of progressives in the party to force O’Lieberman ta consolidate SUPPORT and tack to the left. In my opinion, the Vice Presidential runnin’ mate is gunna tell us all we need ta know about the slick lawyer from Chicago. Al Gore as Vice President makes a lotta sense (maybe too much) but if O’Lieberman wants to create a political movement and not jest a cult of personality, he will quickly articulate his politics and begin to build a platform that addresses the crucial issues that will need to be addressed in the first 100 days of the new administration when he will have the political space to ram substantive change thru Congress. I ain’t too optimistic though, so we gotta try and focus our energies and meager resources toward gettin progressive leadership in the Congress.
KEEP THE FAITH, IF THERE AIN’T A CLINTON ON THE BALLOT IT CAN’T BE ALL BAD!!
Sent a letter of thanks off to Senator Dodd as well as Feingold as well as Senator Obama. I can think of no ther issue that could galvanize his run for the presidencey, than showing up tomorrow and voting no on cloture. It is long past time that any of the Democratic front runners come forward and forcefully state their position on the FISA matter. The time is now!
Yep, that outta send off flares for some folks.
The Cheney name is mud.
Like getting endorsed by Jack Abramoff.
-G
P.S. The S.S. Clinton is taking on water. Today the one two Kennedy punch, plus Governor Sebelius in Kansas and Congressman Xavier Becerra.
Bill should kept his mouth shut. That last one about Jesse Jackson was too much and is rumored to be the one that put Uncle Teddy over the top to Obama.
Meanwhile, Novakula thinks McCain/Condi would be the ideal Repug ticket…. Bwhahaha…
That out to stick a stake into the heart of the base.
I can’t think of anything funnier.
-G
ought….
1,739 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…
Citizen Quaker Girl and the Firepup Freedom Fighters:
Bless your heart…I can’t but agree with your assessment of the average middle class, white American voter but we do have some reason ta hope for the immediate future. First of all, non-white voters , particularly hispanics, are gunna make up an increasin’ percentage of votes beginnin’ this fall. Second, the youngsters who are gettin’ involved are much like the new wave of diverse voters in that their politics are bein’ formed by the synthesis of their experience with their intellect…once turned on like these kids are, they won’t turn off easily (I got two of these new voters in my family and they are actually blowin’ up their older brother’s political cynicism). Finally, the new communication technology makes it impossible to convince a majiority of people that what they are experiencing they really aren’t experiencing.
KEEP THE FAITH AND DON’T GIVE IT BACK TO THE BASTARDS!!
It will be interesting to see how McCain comes out in Arizona on Feb 5th super Tuesday. Many of his base have been really PO’ed with his hugging the Religious Right AND OMG comprehensive Immigration stand….. we feel here that Romney will win in AZ….
The GOP Southern strategy and their anti-immigrant, anti-Latino bashing is going to be the death of the GOP.
They are on the brink of becoming a regional party full of bitter, old white men.
They face a demographic apocalypse.
-G
Here is a suggestion for a fax - from Hunter at Kos;
Maybe they did research the voting record of Edwards? When I look at his Senate history I see a decidely mainstream Democrat, who more often than not, voted with the Blue Dogs…rather than the “progressives” like Wellstone and Feingold.
Don’t take my word for, look at the Actual Voting Record of John Edwards.
It’ll take a bit of work for you to actually do the counts and digest the votes.
95% of the time his votes match up with the majority of Democrats. These aren’t necessarily the most enlightened votes (the progressives may actually vote against them) but maybe he felt he needed to support the whip. That might explain his support for the Patriot Act, for example.
I’d suggest focussing in on cases where the Republican and Democrats voted antagonistically. Look to see if Edwards voted with the Republicans. Then go and look at the actual vote counts to see where the progressives actually stood. I think that you’ll find that in those areas where he votes against the stream it’s not with progressives…it’s with the Republican majority and Blue Dogs. There are about 50 votes like this, on issues as diverse as Yucca Mountain, tax issues (inheritance taxes and tax code rates for the wealthy), mad-cow disease safety, restricting giant agribusiness mergers, campaign finance rules, fuel economy standards on pickup trucks, internet gun sales (and Trent Lott’s “Sense of the Senate” that “militias” are just about any group that wants to carry guns rather than organized units regulated by Congress and the States), base-closures agreement, drug education programs in low income housing, amendments to constrain and limits Bush’s application of the Iraq AUF (note that Edwards voted vs. his parties majority on these), giving Bush Fast-Track authority, instituting human and labor rights requirements on the Caribbean Trade Agreement, supported the China and Andean Trade Agreements. He shot down Amendments by Wellstone, Feingold, Boxer, Dodd and Lautenberg on several occasions.
He was absent for several critical votes, evenb when he wasn’t out on the campaign trail. Admittedly the latter explained his lengthy absences during 2004, a critical time in fighting the Bush agenda. But. like Obama has been accused of, there are many, many votes where Edwards should have been there standing up for a “progressive view”…except perhaps his position would have been less than beneficial to that end.
The pattern, if there was one, was that he sided with about 10-15 Blue Dog/Bush Dog Democrats to block the Democrats, although for several years they actually had a majority. Sound familiar?
I suspect that this is why many progressives in the Senate find Edwards progressive rhetoric a little self-serving.
Take a look at those votes. The facade is not necessarily the reality.
Yeah, sure! People really would want to be in Iraq for the next 100 years, if they voted THAT ticket in.
Someone should point out to McCain that he won’t be around to fight the last 96 years of those wars, even if he was elected President by some miraclous technical glitch in vote counting!
Bill Clinton was the best Republican president since Eishenhower.
Christy, Interesting that, Taylor Marsh is now TRASHING JFK and his memory(she says he never renounced the MOB), because Caroline and Ted Kennedy endorsed Obama. WOW……what a way to prop up Hillary the candidate she supports……I can’t wait to meet her personally so i can tell her to her face what I think of her. She is an abomination.
Wow. That was actually very moving. Brilliant. Thank you, Senator.
Thank you Senator Dodd, and let’s remember to support Dodd’s campaign debt retirement and BOYCOTT those companies that automatically rolled over your privacy on illegal Government requests. ATT for sure.
Unconstitutional War Criminals.